Slipknot Are Getting Approached To Put On Knotfest Throughout Europe

Well Europe ever get a full, travelling version of Slipknot’s own Knotfest? Quite possibly…

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While we’re getting plenty of Slipknot live action this year in the form of European festival dates, their epic Knotfest North American tour and a handful of gigs in Australia and New Zealand opening for Metallica, the band’s long-term manager Cory Brennan has revealed that they’ve been approached to take their own Knotfest throughout Europe.

Now in its seven year, the Iowa titans’ travelling festival has been an overwhelming success since its inception, but until this month it has remained outside of Europe. And as Knotfest Meets Hellfest prepares to hit France for the first time on June 20 (with a line-up consisting of Slipknot, Rob Zombie, Papa Roach, Ministry and more), Cory has suggested that this might not be the last instance of a Euro date.

“The first one is in Clisson, France, the day before Hellfest starts,” he tells Music Week. “You buy a separate ticket to Knotfest and a separate ticket to Hellfest. We’re at 40,000 tickets, and it’ll sell out. Now we’re getting approached about doing Knotfest in Germany, Switzerland, and throughout Europe.”

“Knotfest started out of necessity and opportunity, chiefly a need in North America. There was Rock On The Range, but there weren’t any other heavy music destinations out there. They were all being hipster. There was nothing for rock bands in many parts of the U.S.. We went into areas where there was no competition, where no-one was thinking about the fans there, and we did it. The first one was in Omaha, Nebraska, the second one was in Wisconsin – they were back to back and it was amazing.”